Jon Dwyer

Pooja Sharma

Pooja Sharma

Pooja
Sharma

Jon Dwyer has served as Chairman & CEO of Vertiqal Studios since 2019.

A veteran media and brand executive, Dwyer leads the Toronto-based social collective, owners of the largest gaming and lifestyle network on social media in North America. Vertiqal Studios, which generates over two billion monthly views across 138 owned and operated channels, pairs leading brands, agencies and creators with full production and distribution of campaigns across TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

Dwyer was previously Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Wondr Gaming, which acquired Gamelancer in 2021. In 2023, Gamelancer was rebranded to Vertiqal Studios and Dwyer assumed his current role. Dwyer got his start in the media industry as Senior Vice-President of Aquilini Gameco and subsequently served as Senior Vice-President and Head of Sales & Partnerships at Enthusiast Gaming, before leaving to co-found Wondr Gaming.

Prior to entering the media industry, Dwyer served as Vice-Chair & CEO of Aereus Technologies, an antimicrobial metals company and before that he was Chairman & CEO of Flax Energy until 2014. Dwyer holds an Honors B.A. in Political Science from McMaster University and studied International Economics & Finance at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).

Ms. Sharma is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who brings nearly a decade of experience as an executive in a wide range of finance and business functions within various industries, including Financial Controller and Director of Finance. Most recently serving as Director of Finance and HR at Ukko Agro Inc, a SaaS company.


Sharma began her career at Muir Tapes & Adhesives, where she spent more than 7 years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. Along with maximizing profitability, operational efficiencies, and enterprise value, she specializes in executing overall financial strategy, building strong financial foundations for scalability, and driving profitable growth. Sharma also has extensive board and executive committee experience.

Ms. Sharma is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who brings nearly a decade of experience as an executive in a wide range of finance and business functions within various industries, including Financial Controller and Director of Finance. Most recently serving as Director of Finance and HR at Ukko Agro Inc, a SaaS company.


Sharma began her career at Muir Tapes & Adhesives, where she spent more than 7 years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. Along with maximizing profitability, operational efficiencies, and enterprise value, she specializes in executing overall financial strategy, building strong financial foundations for scalability, and driving profitable growth. Sharma also has extensive board and executive committee experience.

Ms. Sharma is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who brings nearly a decade of experience as an executive in a wide range of finance and business functions within various industries, including Financial Controller and Director of Finance. Most recently serving as Director of Finance and HR at Ukko Agro Inc, a SaaS company.


Sharma began her career at Muir Tapes & Adhesives, where she spent more than 7 years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. Along with maximizing profitability, operational efficiencies, and enterprise value, she specializes in executing overall financial strategy, building strong financial foundations for scalability, and driving profitable growth. Sharma also has extensive board and executive committee experience.

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Pooja Sharma | CFO


Ms. Sharma is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who brings nearly a decade of experience as an executive in a wide range of finance and business functions within various industries, including Financial Controller and Director of Finance. Most recently serving as Director of Finance and HR at Ukko Agro Inc, a SaaS company.

Sharma began her career at Muir Tapes & Adhesives, where she spent more than 7 years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. Along with maximizing profitability, operational efficiencies, and enterprise value, she specializes in executing overall financial strategy, building strong financial foundations for scalability, and driving profitable growth. Sharma also has extensive board and executive committee experience.